Trends in Women’s Business Suits

As the role of women in the workplace has evolved and become accepted, the look of the female “power suit” has also morphed. Women’s business suits have come along way from the floppy bowed look when the concept was to mimic a traditional men’s suit as much as possible.

Now the traditional credence of buying a good quality basic suit has not been tossed aside. A well made, expertly tailor suit that fits you well is an excellent place to base a business wardrobe off of.  Any wardrobe staple should have total versatility and the most recent trends in women’s business wear really amplifies that.  Adding to your career wardrobe no longer demands that you buy a whole new suit with a full on matching blouse, the key is to add selectively and mix it up.

Mixing up your suit basics is also a great way to get many more looks from standard pieces. For example, take a khaki skirt suit and a black pants suit. You can easily double your possibilities by trading tops and bottoms. If you are able to trade out the matching shirts with each look, then you have 8 different outfits.  Now for every different shirt you add in, you have an additional four new outfits. Say one is just starting out and you have just the two suits and five shirts. It’s just a matter of simple math and well thought out purchases. If they all can go together, you have twenty different outfits. 

After that, you can selectively add additional pieces. A bright colored jacket that works with all the shirts, added to the basic closet above creates another 10 looks. By keeping the bottom piece of your suit in a more traditional, dark, or neutral color, your jacket can still maintain a professional and polished look. Try a fun pink or add in purple with black and gray to take advantage of one of this season’s hot color combinations.

Any suit, whether it is a more casual pants suit or a red on red power dress suit, can be modified simply by changing the look and feel of the shirt underneath.  A navy blue jacket over a classic starched white collared shirt has a completely different feel than a navy blue jacket over a black lacy camisole top.  A suit jacket can also look different with the very same shirt underneath depending on whether the shirt collar is out or tucked in over the lapels.

 There is no excuse to get  stuck in a rut with your women’s office suits.

Loehmann’s has a huge selection of new suits coming in this fall making it really easy to add a few new key pieces to your work wardrobe.   Even if polishing up your career closet was not on your budget, at prices 30% to 65% off, can you afford to not look great? 

Do you have all the business suits you need?

Then brush up your style with some new fashion career blouses.  Spend some time looking at your closet and then treat yourself to some fabulous new tops that will update your suits in a hot minute. Yes, Loehmann’s has a huge selection of fashionably forward colored blouses and knit tops, too.

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